2025 Compare Cities Education:
Muncie, IN vs Peoria, IL

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Highlights
- Peoria spends 35.8% more per student than Muncie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.9% lower in Peoria than in Muncie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Peoria had 2.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Muncie
 Muncie, INPeoria, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,100$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,659  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,533$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock32194573
 Students per Counselor820  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Muncie    10 Reviews

We moved from Chicago to Muncie and we absolutely love it. The housing prices, taxes, proximity to major cities are all hard to  More

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Over 12 years ago

Muncie offers a nice home town feel with four season  More

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Over 12 years ago

Stay away from Muncie, Indiana. The houses might be cheap, (there's a reason) but the roads are terrible, the cost of living is not any different than anywhere else. The  More

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Reviews for Peoria    20 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

In my opinion Peoria is a great city and for it’s size it has a lot of amenities a big city would have such as a ballpark, civic center, many educational options, great  More

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Crime is rampant and you can't even visit parks anymore without fear of some gang drive-by.  More

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I lived in Peoria for nearly three years for work and I miss it terribly. The Peoria metropolitan area is by far one of the most underrated in the country. I think what  More

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